Magic @ Portland, 01/11/2012 - Game Thread!

Were talking about different fouls

 

I guess it's a foul to go up for a rebound now! (Batum foul late in the game). NBA refs never cease to PISS ME OFF.

Anyway....Blazer, blazers, blazers.....this is their 2nd loss now where they play like total shit for 3 quarters, then wake up in the 4th and come up short. Why not play like that for at least HALF the game???? That opening was atrocious. Did they realize an NBA game had broken out, and it was no longer shoot around? They looked like they were letting Orlando run their pre-game warmup drills.

 

Felton: 2/11 and more than a handfull of poor decisions. Ugh.

It's times like this where I really miss Dre. We need decision making and stability at the point and none of Felton, Crawford, or Smith give that to us.

Crawford isn't supposed to be stable and Smith is a rookie. What's Felton's excuse? Replacing Mr. Stability in Dre was too difficult?

 

Ah well. Frustrating loss, but I'll take an entertaining comeback over a total blowout.

Everyone who watched until the end gets a True Fan Gold Star.

Gnite all.

 

Still on the lookout for that elusive PGotF

 

Nico: +17

 

I said this in another game thread. Felton is not the guy. I personally think it is Nolan Smith, but we shall see

 

Orlando was hitting everything in the first three quarters. We were never shooting all that badly so once Orlando started missing, we made our move.

Oh and Felton hit a huge shot at the buzzer going into halftime and had 8 assists.

 

No, the defensive intensity in the 4th was COMPLETELY different than the rest of the game. I saw wide open threes in the first three quarters. Everything in the 4th was contested, even the Turkoglu dagger.

Oh, and Felton was -17 (Actually -20 if LA didn't make that useless three at the end). I usually don't use single game +/- as an indicator of a player's worth, but I think it was pretty spot on tonight. Not a coincidence we made a run every time Felton was pulled. He was plodding around like a pig the entire game anyways, not even close to the overaggressive attacking version he's been for most of the season. (Who has his own faults too, btw)

 

still confused on why the fuck the only white guy on our team was in the game.... was it just to fill a quota or what?

 

Oh, that was hilarious too. Highlight of the game!!

 

Babbitt did okay. Grabbed two rebounds, looked confident, not afraid to shoot even though he missed. I think we'll see more from him.

 

I think we actually trimmed the lead while he was in the game.

 

There are still only three teams with a better record than ours. Let's sweep Texas.

 

Between Felton's poor shooting and Camby being a non-factor, the Blazers were lucky to not get blown out.

 

I don't mind Felton missing shots: but it's why he is missing them that really burns me. The Blazers have actually had one of the most relaxed schedules so far but this guy is already playing like he is exhausted. Not pushing the ball consistently, layups can't get over the rim, long shots a little short and even his mental errors could be due to physical exhaustion. Here is a guy who was supposedly happy to be going to a team that wanted him; a guy finally able to be the point guard for a strong playoff team. He's got an extra long offseason to try to get himself in really great shape and be the best player he could be. And he goes out and plays a few exhibition games and eats a lot of fried foods. Somebody needs to sit this guy down and tell him to get in shape and start eating right. Of course it's really too late for this season. Frustrating. If he could just make the use of his talent that Wesley Matthews does.... There is a guy I really admire.